Transferable heel



April 22, 1941. R, FOGARTY 2,239,600

TRANSFERABLE HEEL l Filed May 11, 1940 WITNESSES lNvENoR W R056 EWWZV A BY I ATTORNEY?l QQ? Patented Apr. 22, 1941 UNITED` Vs'lt'rllas PATENT ortica TRANSFERABLE HEEL Roger- Fogarty, New York, N. Y. Application May 11, 1940, serial No. 334,509

4 Claims.

This invention relates to footwear and particularly to an improved transferable heel, an object being to provide a construction wherein the heel from one shoe may be readily transferred to the other shoe at any time.

Another object of the invention is to provide a transferable heel structure adapted to be readily connected to a pair of shoes or other footwear wherein portions of the device may be permanently connected to the bottom part of the shoe at the heel section and the other portions connected to the heel body.

An additional and more specific object of the invention is to provide a transferable heel in which there are provided a plurality of substantially telescoping members for frictionally holding a heel normally in proper functioning position on a shoe while permitting a comparatively easy removal and replacement thereof.

In the accompanying drawing- Fig. 1 illustrates part of a shoe and heel body with an embodiment of the invention applied thereto, certain parts being shown in section;

Fig. 2 is a bottom plan view on a reduced scale of the heel portion of the shoe shown in Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a top plan view of the heel body shown in Fig. 1;

Fig. 4 is an enlarged fragmentary sectional view through part of the shoe and heel body shown in Fig. 1 illustrating how the retaining members are interlocked;

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of a portion of the retaining plate shown in Fig. 1, with one of the truncated cone-shaped members projecting therefrom;

Fig. 6 is a perspective View of one of the socket members illustrated in Fig. 1, the same being on an enlarged scale;

Fig. '7 is a view similar to Fig. 4 but showing the invention applied to a slightly diiferent kind of shoe and heel body.

Referring to the accompanying drawing by numerals, I indicates a shoe or other article of footwear, provided with a sole 2 having a heel section 3 of usual construction. A retaining plate 4 of sheet metal or other sheet material, is secured to the heel section, 3 in any suitable manner, as for instance by retaining screws 5.

Upstanding from the plate 4 are a plurality of truncated frusto-cone-shaped retaining members 6. These retaining members may be made separate and welded, soldered, or otherwise rigidly secured to plate 4, but preferably they are pressed out of plate 4, as illustrated at the vright in Fig. 1 and also illustrated in Fig.` 4. In forming the member 6, they taper from the base 'I to the outer end 8 and at the outer end 8 are slightly turned in, as indicated by the numeral 9. These retaining members coact with socket members I0 embedded in the heel body II, which may be made completely of rubber, leather, or other material without departing from the spirit of the invention. If desired, the heel member II could be made as indicated in Fig. 'l wherein the heel body II is provided with a rubber section I2 and a leather section I3. The heel body II, as shown in Fig. 1, has a socket member Ill embedded therein for each of the retaining members 6. ends are provided with turned-out edge portions I4 so that the end portion 8 of member G may readily enter. The socket members I8 are also provided with Walls I5 which-have substantially the `same taper as the walls of members 6 so that when the parts are in fully functioning po` sition they are in tight engagement as illustrated in Fig. 4. The end opposite the turned-out annular edge I4 is provided with an annular ange I6 which may be integral with the remaining part of the socket or made separate and secured in place. This flange provides the desired retaining action so that the sockets are all retained properly embedded in the heel body. Preferably the sockets I Il do not extend more than half way through the heel body though they may extend a less distance if desired. Also it will be understood that members 6 and I0 may be of any desired length and any desired diameter. Five o-f each of these members are shown in the accompanying drawing, but it will also be evident that more or less could be used without departing from the spirit of the invention.

` When the parts are arranged as shown in Fig. 1, it is'only necessary to press the heel body II toward thev heel section 3 until the parts assume the position shown in Fig. 4 in order to apply the heel body quickly to the shoe. After this has been done, the shoe is used in the usual Way and will have the usual appearance.

In case a person should wear the inside edge portion of each heel, the respective heel bodies may be removed and transferred to the other shoe whereby a proper contact surface will be provided. Usually the parts t together suiciently tight to require a screw-driver or some similar implement to start to move the heel body from the shoe, though an appreciable pull by the hand of an ordinary person can readily loosen the heel body and then the same may The socket members I at their outer be removed with ease. However, the friction between the members 6 and I0 is suiiicient to hold the heel body firmly in proper place although always ready to be removed and replaced or ready to be transferred to the other shoe.

I claim:

1. A transferable heel for footwear including a plate adapted to be secured to the bottom of the footwear at the heel portion thereof, a plurality of truncated cone-shaped members upstanding from one face of said plate, a heel body and a truncated cone-shaped socket adapted to be embedded in said -heel body positioned when in use so Vthat the large end of the truncated cone-shaped member will face said plate so as to receive the truncated cone-shapedmembers on said plate for removably securing said heel body to said footwear.

2. A transferable heel for a shoe including a metal plate provided with a plurality of upstanding truncated cone-shaped members, a heel member, and a'socket embedded in said heel member for each of said truncated cone-shaped members, said sockets having tapering walls arranged to snugly t the cone-shaped members when the heel member is in use.

3. A transferable heel for a shoe including a plate provided with a plurality of upstanding truncated cone-shaped members, a heel member and a socket embedded in said heel member for each of said truncated cone-shaped members, said sockets extending from one face of said heel member inwardly Withthe inner end formed with outwardly extending flanges for preventing the sockets leaving the heel member, the sockets having their walls tapering to snugly t the coneshaped members.

4. A transferable heel as set forth in claim 3 characterized by the formation of said trun- 

